46th Orchestral Season

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One Hundred Chinese Music Classics Select V

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Date and Time
28-29/4/2023 (Fri, Sat) 8:00pm
Venue
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall
Ticket Fee
$380, $300, $250, $200
Conductor
Yan Huichang
Performed by
Recitation: Raymond Young Lap-moon
Guan: Qin Jitao
Eco-Erhu: Xu Hui
Eco-Gehu: Lo Chun Wo
Now into the fifth edition, One Hundred Chinese Music Classics Select is a series which picks 108 outstanding works in Chinese music from the vast repertoire of the HKCO for the enjoyment of music fans. Written in the last century and the early part of this century, they have become perennial favourites today.
Moonlight on the Spring River and The Dream of the Red Chamber Suite (28/4/2023)

The Chorale of Spring Ng King-pan


The Dream of the Red Chamber Suite Wang Liping

1. The Red Chamber Lament
2. The Song of Qingwen
3. The Funeral Procession
4. Grannie Liu
5. The Love between Baoyu and Daiyu
6. The Lantern Festival
7. Dear Ones Parted
8. Burying the Flowers


Dance of the Yao Tribe Liu Tieshan & Mao Yuan Arr. by Peng Xiuwen


Guan and Orchestra The Moon over Guanshan Ancient tune Arr. by Cheung Ying and Yan Huichang
Guan: Qin Jitao


Moonlight on the Spring River Ancient Melody Arr. by Qin Pengzhang and Luo Zhongrong


Northwest Suite Tan Dun

The first section: God in Heaven Grants Us Sweet Rain
The second section: Rousing Games in the Bridal Chamber
The third section: I Miss My Dear Love
The fourth section: Stone-slab Waist Drums

The Story of the Pipa and The Seventh Fairy Maiden Fantasia

The Chorale of Spring Ng King-pan


Guan and Orchestra The Moon over Guanshan Ancient tune Arr. by Cheung Ying and Yan Huichang
Guan: Qin Jitao


Music and Recitation 
The Story of the Pipa Gu Guanren Poem by Bai Juyi (Tang Dynasty)
Recitation: Raymond Young Lap-moon


Double Concerto for Erhu and Gehu     
The Seventh Fairy Maiden Fantasia Wu Hua

1. Descending to the Mortal World: andante espressivo and allegro con allegrezza
2. Returning Home: allegretto scherzando
3. A Tearful Farewell: sorrowful yaoban and presto 

Eco-Erhu: Xu Hui
Eco-Gehu: Lo Chun Wo


Northwest Suite Tan Dun

The first section: God in Heaven Grants Us Sweet Rain
The second section: Rousing Games in the Bridal Chamber
The third section: I Miss My Dear Love
The fourth section: Stone-slab Waist Drums